Bay County, Florida

Bay County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF BAY GUS Population: 199,718 (2024) ID: 124215	County	Official County Government	Contact: PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 840 W 11TH ST, PANAMA CITY FL 32401-2336
CITY OF PANAMA CITY GUS Population: 37,024 (2024) ID: 194768	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER PO BOX 1880, PANAMA CITY FL 32402-1880
CITY OF LYNN HAVEN GUS Population: 21,954 (2024) ID: 194766	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY PLANNER 825 OHIO AVE, LYNN HAVEN FL 32444-2398
CITY OF PANAMA CITY BEACH GUS Population: 19,955 (2024) ID: 137734	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER 110 S HIGHWAY 79, PANAMA CITY BEACH FL 32413-2140
CITY OF CALLAWAY GUS Population: 14,138 (2024) ID: 207653	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SENIOR PLANNER 6601 E HIGHWAY 22, PANAMA CITY FL 32404-9542
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD GUS Population: 8,495 (2024) ID: 124227	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CLERK LEE PENTON 3529 E 3RD STREET, PANAMA CITY FL 32401-6001
CITY OF PARKER GUS Population: 4,801 (2024) ID: 189805	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 1001 W PARK STREET, PARKER FL 32404
CITY OF MEXICO BEACH GUS Population: 1,210 (2024) ID: 124228	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 13425, MEXICO BEACH FL 32410-3425